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本邦は超高齢社会に突入しており,認知症患者数も増加している。また,てんかんの発病率は高齢者で高いことから,てんかん患者数も増加してきている。認知症とてんかんの症状がまぎらわしいことも多く,また,合併例も多く認められる。実際,もの忘れ外来を受診した患者の症状が,てんかん発作によるものであったという報告も多々ある。本邦において,両疾患の特徴や関連を理解することは大切である。
Abstract
Japan has become a “super-aged” society, in which more than 20% of the population is over the age of 65 years. As the incidence rates of both dementia and epilepsy are high in elderly individuals, the prevalence rates of dementia and epilepsy have both increased in recent years. Dementia and epilepsy are often characterized by ambiguous symptoms, with numerous concomitant symptoms observed in these patients. Moreover, many reports indicate that the forgetfulness observed in dementia patients was actually due to the occurrence of epileptic seizures. Because Japan is currently a super-aged society, it is important to understand the characteristics of and relationships between dementia and epilepsy.
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